TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 293491 [ 2026TNSTR.893....1X ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-02 12:19:44
Date made public:
Sender: WFST_SN
Reporting Group: WFST     Discovery Data Source: WFST

Zelin Xu, Dezheng Meng, Ji-an Jiang, Weiyu Wu, Zhengyan Liu, Junhan Zhao, Ziqing Jia (USTC) on behalf of the WFST collaboration report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2026eui
Discoverer internal name: WFST260225pfjk
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 14:01:32.830 (210.386792) DEC = +00:01:40.60 (0.027944)
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 21:47:31.200 (JD=2461097.408)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2026-02-25 21:47:31.200
Flux: 22.08 ABMag
Filter: g-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2026-02-24 23:02:24
Limiting flux: 22.22 ABMag
Filter: r-WFST
Instrument: WFST-WFC
Telescope: Wide Field Survey Telescope


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026eui